Mercury
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  1. Photojournal
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    Learn about Mercury, the smallest and fastest planet in our solar system, and see images from NASA's missions. Explore Mercury's surface, atmosphere, history and more with Eyes on the Solar System.

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    Photos of Mercury from NASA's Messenger Spacecraft | Space

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  6. Wikipedia
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    1,273 Planet Mercury Stock Photos & High-Res …

    Browse 1,249 high-res images of planet Mercury, the smallest and fastest planet in the solar system. Find photos of Mercury's surface, transit, artwork, and more from Getty Images.

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    How many planet Mercury stock photos are there?
    Browse 1,269 authentic planet mercury stock photos, high-res images, and pictures, or explore additional nasa planet mercury or planet mercury vector stock images to find the right photo at the right size and resolution for your project. The surface of Mercury, as photographed by the Mariner 10 craft, circa 1974.

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    When was Mercury photographed?
    The surface of Mercury, as photographed by the Mariner 10 craft, circa 1974. Planet Mercury - computer generated image. Illustration of the Solar System viewed from beyond Neptune, with all eight planets visible around the Sun, created on April 14, 2016.

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    How were images of Mercury acquired?
    Images of Mercury were acquired in two steps, an inbound leg (images acquired before passing into Mercury's shadow) and an outbound leg (after exiting from Mercury's shadow). More than 2300 useful images of Mercury were taken, both moderate resolution (3-20 km/pixel) color and high resolution (better than 1 km/pixel) black and white coverage.

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    When did Mercury get its first orbital image?
    The probe successfully entered an elliptical orbit around the planet on March 18, 2011. The first orbital image of Mercury was obtained on March 29, 2011. The probe finished a one-year mapping mission, 200 and then entered a one-year extended mission into 2013.

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    Does Mercury pass in front of the Sun?
    "Mercury Passes in Front of the Sun, as Seen From Mars". NASA. Archived from the original on February 15, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2014. ^ Zacny, Kris (July 2, 2015). Inner Solar System: Prospective Energy and Material Resources. Springer International Publishing. p. 154. ISBN 9783319195698. Archived from the original on April 11, 2023.

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    Is Mercury illuminated by the Sun?
    ISBN 978-3-319-92620-9. Archived from the original on April 11, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023. Marius noted in the dedication from June 30, 1612, in the Prognosticon auf 1613 "that Mercury is illuminated by the Sun in the same way as the Venus and the Moon" and reports his observations of the brightness.

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  9. Smithsonian Magazine
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    See Mercury’s Landscape in Stunning Detail

    May 13, 2016 · See the first complete topographic map of Mercury, based on over 100,000 images from NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft. Explore the craters, volcanoes, and rock types of the solar system's innermost planet.

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  11. NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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    Jun 12, 1999 · Planet Mercury. Mariner 10's first image of Mercury acquired on March 24, 1974. During its flight, Mariner 10's trajectory brought it behind the lighted hemisphere of Mercury, where this image was taken, in order to …

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    A View of Mercury From Afar - NASA

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